New Mission Presidents Called to Serve in Guatemala, Philippines, England, and More

Ten new mission presidents and their wives have been called by the First Presidency. They will begin their service in July.

Bolivia Santa Cruz North Mission

Manuela and Enrique Cabezas

Enrique Cabezas Gomez, 65, and Manuela Sánchez de Cabezas, five children, Calacoto Ward, La Paz Bolivia Calacoto Stake: Bolivia Santa Cruz North Mission, succeeding President Richard C. Zambrano and Sister Patricia Zambrano. Brother Cabezas serves as an area public affairs director and is a former stake presidency counselor, bishop, high councilor, and institute teacher. Self-reliance manager, Corporation of the Presiding Bishop. Born in Sucre, Bolivia, to Augusto Cabezas Salguero and Blanca Gomez Castropinto.

Sister Cabezas serves as a visiting teaching supervisor and is a former ward Relief Society and Young Women president, ward Relief Society presidency counselor, seminary teacher, and Sunday School teacher. Born in Sucre, Bolivia, to Aurelio Sánchez Vargas and Albina Medina de Sánchez.

Sister Kotter is a former ward Relief Society and Primary president, ward Young Women and Primary presidency counselor, Sunday School teacher, and Primary teacher. Born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Kenneth Paul Fielding and Colleen Ekstrom Fielding.

Sister Lee serves as a stake music chairman and is a former stake Young Women presidency counselor; stake Relief Society secretary; ward Relief Society, Young Women, and Primary president; and birth parenting representative. Born in Los Angeles, California, to John Herbert Lake and Geraldine Rohner Lake.

Sister Rowley serves as a stake Relief Society secretary and temple ordinance worker and is a former stake Primary presidency counselor, ward Primary president, and ward Young Women presidency counselor. Born in Salt Lake City to Robert Russell Middlemiss and Ina Ruth Allen Middlemiss.

Sister Smith is a former stake Young Women and Primary presidency counselor, ward Relief Society and Primary presidency counselor, and Relief Society teacher. Born in Phoenix, Arizona, to William L. Stiteler and Kay Conley.

Argentina Buenos Aires North Mission

Robert T. and Kristine Smith

Robert Theron Smith, 55, and Kristine Scoville Smith, eight children, Forest Bend Ward, Sandy Utah Cottonwood Creek Stake: Argentina Buenos Aires North Mission, succeeding President David S. Ayre and Sister Kelli Ayre. Brother Smith is a former bishop, stake mission president, high councilor, ward mission leader, and missionary in the Chile Santiago South Mission. Managing director and regional advisor, International Center for Law and Religion Studies at Brigham Young University. Born in Berkeley, California, to Merlin Claire Smith and Donna Lee Angeli Smith.

Sister Smith is a Sunday School teacher and is a former ward Relief Society president, ward Relief Society and Primary presidency counselor, ward Young Women camp director, and ward missionary. Born in Westminster, California, to Harmon Groesbeck Scoville and Donna Davis Scoville.

England Leeds Mission

Debra L. and Martin J. Turvey

Martin Jonathan Turvey, 55, and Debra Louise Christie Turvey, six children, Bath Ward, Bristol England Stake: England Leeds Mission, succeeding President Graham Pilkington and Sister Jane Pilkington. Brother Turvey serves as a ward music chairman and young single adult adviser and is a former stake president, stake presidency counselor, bishop, bishopric counselor, national public affairs specialist, and missionary in the Germany Munich Mission. Chairman, Nauvoo Apparel Group. Born in Northampton, England, to Arthur James Turvey and Olive Margeret Gibbins Turvey.

Sister Turvey serves as a young single adult adviser and is a former stake Relief Society, Young Women, and Primary presidency counselor and ward Relief Society, Young Women, and Primary president. Born in Tamworth, England, to David Christie and Pamela Betty Beddard Lealand Christie.

Sister White is a former stake and ward Relief Society president, stake and ward Young Women presidency counselor, ward Young Women and Primary president, and missionary in the New Zealand Auckland Mission. Raised in Provo, Utah, daughter of Ross S Esplin and Olive Moody Esplin.